Taipei Times
Date: Oct 17, 2020
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter

New Taipei City police discovered 513 cannabis plants following two raids this week, with investigators saying the suspects stood to make an estimated NT$123 million (US$4.24 million) in illegal profits from the plants.

Police said that they had placed a suspect, surnamed Liao (廖), 32, under surveillance after being tipped off.

In the first raid on Thursday afternoon in Tamsui District (淡水), police recovered 166 potted cannabis plants, along with cultivation tools and equipment.

After questioning Liao, police later that afternoon raided another building in Bali District (八里), where they found a larger operation, recovering 347 potted cannabis plants, together with cultivation tools and equipment.    [FULL  STORY]